Calibrachoa plant named ‘KLECA18504’

ABSTRACT

A new  Calibrachoa  plant designated ‘KLECA18504’ particularly distinguished by violet flowers, is disclosed.

Genus and species: Calibrachoa sp.

Variety denomination: ‘KLECA18504’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new and distinct variety ofCalibrachoa, botanically known as Calibrachoa sp., and hereinafterreferred to by the variety name ‘KLECA18504’. ‘KLECA18504’ originatedfrom a controlled cross between the proprietary female Calibrachoaparent ‘CA-2015-6479’, (unpatented) and the proprietary male Calibrachoa‘CA-2015-6488’, (unpatented) in Stuttgart, Germany in August 2015.

‘KLECA18504’ has been found to reproduce true to type in successivegenerations of asexual propagation in Stuttgart, Germany via vegetativestem cuttings.

SUMMARY

The following are the most outstanding and distinguishingcharacteristics of ‘KLECA18504’ when grown under normal horticulturalpractices in Stuttgart, Germany.

-   -   1. Light violet flowers with a dark violet eye; and    -   2. A semi-trailing habit.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

This new Calibrachoa plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographof a plant grown outdoors in Stuttgart, Germany. The photograph showsthe whole plant, unless otherwise noted, including the flowers andfoliage and buds. The colors shown are as true as can be reasonablyobtained by conventional photographic procedures. The photograph is of awhole plant photo of ‘KLECA18504’, taken at 3-months-old in June 2018.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY

The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctivecharacteristics of ‘KLECA18504’. The data which define thesecharacteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out inStuttgart, Germany. Data was collected on plants grown 18 weeks sincepotting in a greenhouse with no pinching or growth regulators. Colorreferences are to The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal HorticulturalSociety of London (R.H.S.), 5^(th) edition (2007).

-   Classification:    -   -   Family.—Solanaceae.        -   Botanical.—Calibrachoa sp.        -   Designation.—‘KLECA18504’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female parent.—‘CA-2015-6479’ (unpatented).        -   Male parent.—‘CA-2015-6488’ (unpatented).-   Plant:    -   -   Life cycle.—Annual.        -   Form.—Short-lived subshrub.        -   Habit.—Spreading, trailing.        -   Height (from soil line to top of foliage).—8 cm.        -   Spread.—38 cm.        -   Propagation.—Vegetative.        -   Type cuttings.—Tip cuttings.        -   Time to produce a rooted cutting.—3 weeks.        -   Disease and pest resistance/susceptibility.—To date, plants            of ‘KLECA18504’ have not been observed to be resistant or            susceptible to pathogens and pests common to Calibrachoa            plants.-   Stems:    -   -   Stem color.—RHS 144C.        -   Pubescence.—Present.        -   Pubescence color.—RHS 157B.        -   Stem diameter.—0.1 cm.        -   Stem length.—From soil line to first node: 2.0 cm. Total            length: 38 cm.        -   Internode length.—2.7 cm.-   Foliage:    -   -   Arrangement.—Opposite.        -   Shape.—Elliptic.        -   Apex.—Broadly acute.        -   Base.—Attenuate.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Surface.—Moderately glandular pubescent.        -   Surface pubescence.—Present.        -   Pubescence color.—RHS 157B.        -   Venation.—Arcuate.        -   Venation color.—Upper surface: RHS 144C. Lower surface: RHS            144B.        -   Length.—4.0 cm.        -   Width.—1.8 cm.        -   Color.—Upper surface: RHS 137B. Lower surface: RHS 138B.        -   Fragrance.—Absent.-   Inflorescence:    -   -   Flowering habit.—Single flowers.        -   Flower type.—Determinate inflorescence.        -   Flowering requirements.—A minimum of light sun is required.        -   Duration of flowers.—6 days.        -   Shape.—Funnel form.        -   Lobing of the flower.—Medium.        -   Conspicuousness of the veins of the flower, inner and outer            surfaces.—Strong.        -   Fragrance.—Absent.        -   Flower depth.—1.8 cm.        -   Flower tube length.—1.5 cm.        -   Flower tube diameter.—0.8 cm.        -   Flower diameter.—3.6 cm.        -   Calyx.—Funnel shaped, salverform.-   Inflorescence bud:    -   -   Surface.—Smooth.        -   Length.—2.1 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.5 cm.        -   Shape.—Elliptic.        -   Color.—RHS 1C (throat) and RHS 155C (limbs).-   Peduncles:    -   -   Length.—2.2 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.1 cm.        -   Color.—RHS 144C.        -   Texture.—Densely glandular pubescent.        -   Anthocyanin color.—Absent.-   Sepals:    -   -   Shape.—Lanceolate.        -   Apex.—Narrowly acute.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Length.—1.1 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.2 cm.        -   Sepal color.—Upper surface: RHS 137B. Lower surface: RHS            137D.-   Petals:    -   -   Shape.—Obcordate.        -   Length.—1.9 cm.        -   Apex.—Truncate.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Base.—Fused in the tube.        -   Texture, upper surface.—Glabrous.        -   Texture, lower surface.—Glandular pubescent, dense along            venation.        -   Lobe length.—1.9 cm.        -   Lobe width.—1.9 cm.        -   Color.—Lobe color: Upper surface: RHS 85D with an eye color            of RHS 86A and the transition area as bring medium in size.            Lower surface: RHS 84D. Corolla tube color: Inner: RHS 150D.            Outer: RHS 3C. Immature and fading color: No different from            the mature color.        -   Fragrance.—Absent.-   Reproductive organs:    -   -   Stamen number.—5.        -   Anther color.—RHS 3C.        -   Filament color.—RHS 150C.        -   Pollen color.—RHS 8B.        -   Placenta arrangement.—Ovate.        -   Pistil number.—1.        -   Pistil length.—0.7 cm.        -   Stigma color.—RHS 144C.        -   Style length.—0.8 cm.        -   Style color.—RHS 144C.-   Fruit and seed set: No fruit or seed set observed.

COMPARISON OF ‘KLECA18504’ WITH PARENTAL LINES AND KNOWN VARIETY

‘KLECA18504’ is distinguished from the parental lines as follows.Whereas ‘KLECA18504’ has light violet flowers with a dark violet eye,the female parent ‘CA-2015-6479’ has dark violet flowers with an eye andthe male parent ‘CA-2015-6488’ has blue flowers with an eye.

‘KLECA18504’ can be compared to the commercial Calibrachoa variety ‘HulaLavender’, (patent status unknown) as follows. ‘KLECA18504’ flowersearlier than ‘Hula Lavender’. Additionally, ‘KLECA18504’ has asemi-trailing habit with light violet flowers with a dark violet eye,whereas ‘Hula Lavender’ has a semi-upright habit and light lavenderflowers with a lavender eye.

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Calibrachoa plant designated‘KLECA18504’ as illustrated and described herein.